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Amanita Muscaria/Archive 1
Chemical Nomenclature
Common names DMT
Substitutive name N,N-Dimethyltryptamine
Class Membership
Psychoactive class Psychedelic
Chemical class Tryptamine
Routes of Administration


Bioavailability x1% - x2%[1]
Threshold x - mg
Light x1 - x2 mg
Common x1 - x2 mg
Strong x1 - x2 mg
Heavy x mg +
Total x1 - x2 hours
Onset x1 - x2 minutes
Come up x1 - x2 minutes
Peak x1 - x2 hours
Offset x1 - x2 hours
After effects x1 - x2 hours

Bioavailability x1% - x2%
Threshold x1 - mg
Light x1 - x2 mg
Common x1 - x2 mg
Strong x1 - x2 mg
Heavy x1 mg +
Total 8 - 12 hours
Onset 15 - 30 minutes
Come up 45 - 90 minutes
Peak 4 - 6 hours
Offset 3 - 4 hours
After effects 12 - 48 hours



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Amanita Muscaria, otherwise known as the Fly Agaric or Fly Amanita, is an entheogenic mushroom with effects similar to dissociatives, deliriants, and benzodiazepines. It grows usually during the summer in humid regions under pine trees. Though unpopular in most spheres, there is an entire subculture devoted to it's recreational/spiritual use, and it has been known to be used by certain popular figures such as post-modernist author Thomas Pynchon and American author and ethnomycologist R. Gordon Wasson. It is also said to have been used by indigenous tribes of Siberia, and is rumored to be both the Soma talked about in the Rig Veda of India, and to provide the roots (or hyphae, rather) of Christmas today.


The two chemicals active in Amanita Muscaria that are attributed to it's recreational merit, otherwise known as toxicity, are ibotenic acid and muscimol. Extrapolation needed


Muscimol and ibotenic acid are agonists of GABA and glutamate receptors, respectively, the former behaving like a neurotransmitter for GABAA (explaining benzodiazepine effects) and the latter behaving like a neurotransmitter for NMDA (which would explain dissociative effects) and metabotropic glutamate receptors. Muscarine, another chemical found in the mushroom was originally thought to be the active ingredient in its recreational use because it binds with muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, but because it is present in such small amounts it is generally treated as insignificant.

Subjective effects

Visual Effects

Colour Enhancement

Visual Acuity Suppression

After Images

Colour Shifting

Depth Perception Distortion

Visual Drifting

Visual Haze

Alterations in Perspective

Autonomous Entities

External Hallucinations

Internal Hallucinations

Disconnective Effects

Tactile Disconnection

Visual Disconnection

Auditory Effects




Cognitive effects

Novelty Enhancement

Current Mind State Enhancement


Empathy, Love and Sociability Enhancement

Dream Potentiation

Spirituality Enhancement

Suppression of Delineation of Thought


Anxiety Suppression

Time Distortion


Conceptual Thinking

Thought Loops


Unity and Interconnectedness




Multisensory Effects


Physical effects

Tactile Enhancement

Increased Bodily Weight


Tactile Hallucinations


Pupil Dilation

Bodily Pressures


Temporary Erectile Dysfunction

Stomach Cramps

Toxicity and harm potential

The psychoactive effects of Amanita Muscaria are often said to be synonymous with toxic effects. Frequent dose may be unhealthy and could lead to seizures.

Lethal dosage

Lethal dosage is not known exactly but would be somewhere above 30 grams.


Tolerance and addiction potential

Legal issues

See also


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